Recognition and Aggression of conspecific and heterospecific worker in Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Recognition and Aggression of conspecific and heterospecific worker in Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Aggressive behavior is important for social insects because it makes possible for the colony to defend itself and the offspring from the action of invasive species. We studied the recognition and aggressiveness of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus (Forel) to co-specific work...

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Main Authors: Tiago Georg Pikart, Pedro Guilherme Lemes, Wagner Calixto de Castro Morais, José Cola Zanuncio, Terezinha Maria Castro Della Lucia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2015-04-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
behavior
competition
defense
etogram
heterospecifics
leaf-cutting ant
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/443

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